Eco Tip - Reduce Waste, Think About What You Buy

This video from Rocketboom is a little dated, since it was made for Earth Day 2007, but it's still very relevant today. It's a good reminder that using recycled products and reusable alternatives is only the start of be ecologically-friendly. Many of the products we buy today are packaged with a ridiculous amount of materials that just end up in the garbage. Joanne's video video is a very effective demonstration of the amount of waste created by just one little printer ink cartridge (as well as how painful and frustrating these modern blister packs can be to open).

Really...take the time to think about the products you buy the next time you go shopping. Every little bit of waste we can keep out of the landfills will be one step in the right direction. Just the other day, I saw how easy it is to be wasteful when I watched some shoppers perusing the fresh produce at my grocery store. Much to my dismay, after a few minutes of contemplation, they elected to ignore the the pile of fresh and unwrapped tomatoes in favor of the much pricier (and probably less fresh) individually shrink-wrapped tomatoes on styrofoam trays. That's not smart shopping, much less eco-friendly shopping. So please, think a little and don't be that guy.